Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 208 - Corporation Business Tax
Section 12-229. - Failure to pay tax or make return. Penalty. Waiver of penalty authorized.

(a) If any company fails to pay the amount of tax reported to be due on its return within the time specified under the provisions of this part, there shall be imposed a penalty equal to ten per cent of such amount due and unpaid, or fifty dollars, whichever amount is greater. Such amount shall bear interest at the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, from the due date of such tax until the date of payment.

(b) If any company has not made its return within three months after the time specified under the provisions of this part, the commissioner may make such return at any time thereafter, according to the best information obtainable and according to the form prescribed. To the tax imposed upon the basis of such return, there shall be added an amount equal to ten per cent of such tax, or fifty dollars, whichever is greater. The tax shall bear interest at the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, from the due date of such tax until the date of payment. No taxpayer shall be subject to a penalty under both subsections (a) and (b) of this section in relation to the same tax period.
(c) Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a, the commissioner may waive all or part of the penalties provided under this chapter when it is proven to his satisfaction that the failure to pay any tax on time was due to reasonable cause and was not intentional or due to neglect.
(1949 Rev., S. 1909; 1953, S. 1101d; 1957, P.A. 560, S. 6; 1961, P.A. 369; 1967, P.A. 41, S. 1; P.A. 81-64, S. 5, 23; P.A. 88-314, S. 4, 54; P.A. 93-74, S. 62, 67; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4, S. 33, 85; P.A. 95-160, S. 64, 69; P.A. 00-174, S. 54, 83.)
History: 1961 act added reference to affidavit, and made making of return by commissioner discretionary rather than mandatory; 1967 act clarified applicability of provisions; P.A. 77-614 made “commissioner” refer to commissioner of revenue services rather than tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 81-64 made penalty previously applicable to those who failed to pay within three months after time specified in Sec. 12-222 applicable in all cases, reducing per cent from 25% to 10%, deleted previous lesser penalty of $25 applicable to cases involving late filing and added waiver provision applicable to other state taxes; P.A. 88-314 provided technical clarification related to penalties imposed when tax is not paid within the time specified and when the commissioner prepares the return, effective July 1, 1988, and applicable to any tax which first becomes due and payable on or after said date, to any return or report due on or after said date, or in the case of any ongoing obligation imposed in accordance with said act, to the tax period next beginning on or after said date; P.A. 93-74 decreased interest rate from 1.66% to 1.25%, effective May 19, 1993, and applicable to taxes due and payable on and after January 1, 1994; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 in Subsecs. (a) and (b) reduced interest rate from 1.25% to 1% and provided that such interest may only be applied on the tax rather than on the tax and any penalty, effective July 1, 1995, and applicable to taxes due and owing on or after said date; P.A. 95-160 revised effective date of May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 but without affecting this section; P.A. 00-174 amended Subsec. (a) to delete a reference to affidavit, effective July 1, 2000.
Cited. 135 C. 62; 164 C. 497.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 12 - Taxation

Chapter 208 - Corporation Business Tax

Section 12-213. - Definitions.

Section 12-214. - Imposition of tax. Surcharge.

Section 12-214a and 12-215. - Effective date of subsection (7) of section 12-214. Certain gross rentals to be tax-exempt.

Section 12-216. - Payment of tax by out-of-state corporations.

Section 12-216a. - Payment of tax by companies having economic nexus with state. Applicability to companies treated as foreign corporations by the Internal Revenue Code.

Section 12-217. - Deductions from gross income. Net income and operating loss carry-over of S corporations and combined groups.

Section 12-217aa. - Order of credits.

Section 12-217aaa. - Accumulated research and development tax credits.

Section 12-217a and 12-217b. - Deduction for investment in depreciable property. Tax credit for expenditures for water pollution abatement facilities.

Section 12-217bb. - Tax credit for electric suppliers hiring displaced workers.

Section 12-217bbb. - Accumulated research and experimental expenditures tax credits and accumulated research and development tax credits. Innovation investment fund tax credit auction.

Section 12-217c and 12-217d. - Tax credit for expenditures for: Air pollution abatement facilities; industrial waste treatment facilities.

Section 12-217cc. - Tax credit for certain small businesses obtaining financing from federal Small Business Administration. For income years commencing prior to January 1, 2014.

Section 12-217dd. - Tax credit for donation of land for open space or educational use.

Section 12-217e. - Tax credits for certain manufacturing, service and eligible facilities. No credit to be first claimed for income years commencing on or after January 1, 2018.

Section 12-217ee. - Refund of unused credits under sections 12-217j and 12-217n.

Section 12-217f. - Tax credit for employers participating in certain state-approved programs combining high school study and part-time employment.

Section 12-217ff. - Tax credit for donation of land for educational use. No credit allowed on or after January 1, 2013.

Section 12-217g. - Tax credits for apprenticeship training in manufacturing, construction and plastics-related trades.

Section 12-217gg. - Tax credit for employment expansion project.

Section 12-217h. - Tax credit for expenditures to establish day care facilities for children of employees.

Section 12-217hh. - Tax credit for hiring displaced worker.

Section 12-217i. - Tax credits for investments in vehicles powered by clean alternative fuels or electricity, for construction of or improvements to alternative fuel filling stations and for converting motor vehicles to utilize alternative fuels. For...

Section 12-217ii. - Jobs creation tax credit program. No eligibility certificates issued on or after January 1, 2012.

Section 12-217j. - Tax credit for research and experimental expenditures.

Section 12-217jj. - Film production tax credit. Regulations.

Section 12-217k. - Tax credit for employee training.

Section 12-217kk. - Tax credit for infrastructure projects in the entertainment industry. Regulations.

Section 12-217l. - Tax credit for expenditures for grants to institutions of higher education for research and development related to technological advancements.

Section 12-217ll. - Tax credit for digital animation production companies. Regulations.

Section 12-217m. - Tax credit for taxpayers occupying new facilities and creating new jobs.

Section 12-217mm. - Tax credit for green buildings. No initial credit voucher issued after November 30, 2017.

Section 12-217n. - Rolling tax credit for research and development expenses. Carryforward limit.

Section 12-217nn. - Qualified small business job creation tax credit program. No credit allowed in income years commencing on or after January 1, 2013.

Section 12-217o. - Tax credit for machinery and equipment expenditures.

Section 12-217oo. - Vocational rehabilitation job creation tax credit program. No credit allowed for income years commencing on or after January 1, 2012.

Section 12-217p. - Tax credits for taxpayer providing housing for low and moderate income employees.

Section 12-217pp. - Job expansion tax credit program. No credit allowed for new jobs created on or after January 1, 2014.

Section 12-217q and 12-217r. - Tax credit for expenditures for: Construction of or improvements to alternative fuel filling stations; converting motor vehicles to utilize alternative fuels.

Section 12-217qq. - Tax credit for employers making certain student loan payments.

Section 12-217s. - Tax credit for expenditures related to traffic reduction programs.

Section 12-217t. - Tax credit for personal property taxes paid on electronic data processing equipment.

Section 12-217u. - Tax credit for financial institutions constructing new facilities and creating new jobs. For income years commencing prior to January 1, 2014.

Section 12-217v. - Tax credit for qualifying corporations in enterprise zones.

Section 12-217w. - Tax credit for investment in fixed capital.

Section 12-217x. - Tax credit for human capital investment.

Section 12-217y. - Tax credit for employing persons who are receiving benefits from the temporary family assistance program.

Section 12-217z. - Business Tax Credit and Tax Policy Review Committee.

Section 12-217zz. - Limit on credits under this chapter.

Section 12-218. - Apportionment of net income.

Section 12-218a. - Apportionment of tax on insurance company.

Section 12-218b. - Apportionment of net income of financial service companies.

Section 12-218c. - Restrictions on the deductibility of certain intangible expenses and interest expenses with a related member.

Section 12-218d. - Restriction on the deductibility of interest expenses or costs related to certain transactions with related members.

Section 12-218e. - Combined group's net income. Apportionment percentage. Net operating loss. Carryover. Additional tax base. Nexus combined base tax.

Section 12-218f. - Combined group determined on world-wide basis, affiliated group basis or water's-edge basis. Tax havens.

Section 12-218g. - Net deferred tax liability and assets. Deductions.

Section 12-219. - Capital base tax. Phase-out. Surcharge.

Section 12-219a. - Apportionment of tax base in and out of state. Insurance companies excepted.

Section 12-219b. - Election with respect to apportionment of net income.

Section 12-220 to 12-221. - Allocation of minimum tax base. Apportionment of additional tax. Allocation in special cases.

Section 12-221a. - Petition for alternative method of apportionment. Regulations.

Section 12-222. - Annual return. Designated taxable member of combined group. Duties.

Section 12-223. - Returns of affiliated corporations.

Section 12-223a. - Combined corporation business tax return.

Section 12-223b. - Intercompany rents and business receipts.

Section 12-223c. - Minimum tax in combined return.

Section 12-223d. - Assessments against one or more taxpayers in combined return.

Section 12-223e. - Readjustment of taxes on revision of combined return.

Section 12-223f. - Preference tax due from corporations filing a combined return.

Section 12-224. - Return of fiduciary.

Section 12-225. - Supplemental and amended returns. Refund claim.

Section 12-226. - Correction of returns; additional tax; refunds.

Section 12-226a. - Adjustments by the commissioner. Regulations.

Section 12-227. - Interest on refunds.

Section 12-228. - Refunds to be made from General Fund.

Section 12-229. - Failure to pay tax or make return. Penalty. Waiver of penalty authorized.

Section 12-230. - Forfeiture of corporate rights for failure to make returns.

Section 12-231. - Penalties for wilful violation of requirements related to payment of tax or delivery of documentation.

Section 12-231a. - Formation of insurance company affiliate of holding company to evade tax.

Section 12-232. - Authority to take testimony under oath; subpoenas.

Section 12-233. - Examination of returns by commissioner. Deadlines for mailing deficiency assessments. Penalties for deficiencies. Payment by taxpayer.

Section 12-234. - Settlement with Treasurer.

Section 12-235. - Delinquent taxes; interest; collection.

Section 12-235a. - Disallowance of credits if taxes due and unpaid.

Section 12-236. - Hearing by commissioner.

Section 12-237. - Appeal.

Section 12-238. - Abatement of taxes.

Section 12-239. - Abatement of taxes on motor bus company in receivership.

Section 12-240. - Publication and disclosure of information.

Section 12-241. - Tax to be in lieu of other taxes.

Section 12-241a. - Definition.

Section 12-242. - Regulations.

Section 12-242a to 12-242c. - Definitions. When declaration of estimated tax required. Installment payment on estimated tax.

Section 12-242d. - Installment payment of estimated tax. Interest on under payments.

Section 12-242e. - Disposition of installments.

Section 12-242f. - Obligations of fiduciary.

Section 12-242g. - Overpayments.

Section 12-242h. - Regulations.

Section 12-242i. - Declaration as return.